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Food System
Agritecture
Feb 18th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The future of farming may be urban. At the very least, the notion of Agritecture asks us to look at ways that buildings and agriculture can be integrated quite seamlessly.
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Transportation
Biofuel Mandates Leave Guatemalans Hungry
Feb 15th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
In our interconnected world, the U.S. renewable fuel mandates are causing food prices to rise in other parts of the world. For Guatemalans, it's becoming a dire situation.
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Transportation
Americans Spent Record Amount on Gasoline in 2012
Feb 13th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Americans spent more on average for gasoline in 2012 than in any year since the 1980s according to a report just released from the Energy Information Agency (EIA).
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Food System
Deadly Fungus Affects 2012 Corn Crops
Feb 11th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The toxic mold aspergillus has contaminated some 50% of the 2012 corn harvest. That is not good news for a year that already saw decreased crop harvest as a result of ongoing drought.
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Food System
Chicago Puts Urban Gardens on the Map
Feb 8th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Mapping urban agriculture efforts in major cities isn't a new idea—various projects in cities like [San Francisco](https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=214070758174767497093.0004b75dc4d1b5ba7b51f&msa=0), [New York](http://gardenmaps.org/) and [New Orleans](http://www.noffn.org/2013/01/growing-sites-markets-other-sites-in-nola/) plot out where their community gardens, urban farms and school gardens are located. But a new project in Chicago has dug deeper than the others by attempting to account for every backyard vegetable garden in the city.
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Transportation
Managing Our Resource Futures
Feb 6th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The recently released report from Chatham House takes a hard look at the challenges that lie ahead in the future as the world's most crucial resources come under the increased strain of over-consumption.
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Food System
Food Waste Entrepreneurs
Feb 4th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
These innovative entrepreneurs are turning the crisis of food waste into a profitable business opportunity.
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Transportation
Fuel Economy at a Record High
Feb 1st, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Fuel economy in America hit an all time high of 23.8 mpg for 2012, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's Eco-Driving Index.
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Food System
Tackling the Food Waste Crisis
Jan 30th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Sustainable food activists Anna Lappe and Danielle Nierenberg join forces to address the issue of food waste worldwide.
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